Mukesh.Kumar

[express bowling]

3 hours ago, tweaker said:

It may be record Mukesh has been able to find a place in every squad.

 

Mukesh is suddenly being treated like Kapil Dev at his peak. And it started before he played a single game for India. 

[rkt.india]

When I first saw Mukesh some 7 years back, i never thought he could play for India. Was just a run of the mill bowler. Unthinkable has happened. Same case was with Rishi Dhawan who got selected twice for Indian team. Insane level of incompetence. 

[Mosher]

Mukesh is an average bowler who is steady and can hold one end up. He is not exciting/sexy. Good old line and length trundler. Just the kind of bowler this team management likes. Hence part of all squads without doing much. Very lucky guy.

[Suhaan]

7 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

Mukesh is suddenly being treated like Kapil Dev at his peak. And it started before he played a single game for India. 

Ranji overhaul is needed,infact they should make reforms in domestic cricket

Times have changed,despite being a big country we too should have lesser number of sides in elite level

[Suhaan]

Even hire foreign commentators for domestic matches,pathetic old school no name yesteryear domestic crickets keep talking shyte with mics in hand

This has telling effect on Indian cricket now which we are feeling the effect

It was always a slow poison

[tweaker]

8 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

Mukesh is suddenly being treated like Kapil Dev at his peak. And it started before he played a single game for India. 

Mukesh will be shocked that he is in every squad

[express bowling]

2 hours ago, Mosher said:

Mukesh  can hold one end up. 

 

Interesting  !

 

I guess that explains a lot   

[express bowling]

Daily routine of Indian selectors on selection days ......

 

 

Get up in the morning

Brush teeth

Get ready

Go to the selection meeting

 

Choose Mukesh Kumar

Then debate about the other players 

[tweaker]

3 wickets for Mukesh

[Lord]

23 hours ago, rkt.india said:

When I first saw Mukesh some 7 years back, i never thought he could play for India. Was just a run of the mill bowler. Unthinkable has happened. Same case was with Rishi Dhawan who got selected twice for Indian team. Insane level of incompetence. 

 

Rishi atleast could bat a bit and was a good fielder. This guy is total dud.

[wazza]

4 hours ago, Lord said:

 

Rishi atleast could bat a bit and was a good fielder. This guy is total dud.

Being a trundler and not being able to bat???

Seriously that is an automatic rejection. Literally begging us to be dropped.

 

Even mookesh's mum won't select him.

 

What a travesty. 

 

No excuse for a trundler to not be able to bat. 

[tapandrun]

Can not find the logic with Mukesh's selection, is he an upgrade on Deepak and Bhuvi (not saying Bhuvi should be in the team).

Deepak and Bhuvi both can bat and are slightly quicker and have more skills than him so why Mukesh?

 

So if Bhumrah does not make it to the WCs, then Siraj, Thakur, Mukesh, Unadkat/Shami is this Inds fast bowling line-up.

They must be asking for rubbish pitches  else if  a little bit good pitch then this bowling wont be able to stop a team below 335.

 

Right now looks like with the kind of confidence Ind batting like up has, 270+ is a big total for them against any half decent bowling attack.

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by tapandrun

[Frustrated]

Watched the highlights.  M Kumar looks like a decent leg spinner.  Definitely an upgrade over Chahal.  More importantly, a leg spinner who can bowl in the PowerPlays.  

[express bowling]

2 hours ago, Frustrated said:

Watched the highlights.  M Kumar looks like a decent leg spinner.  Definitely an upgrade over Chahal.  More importantly, a leg spinner who can bowl in the PowerPlays.  

 

 

This is the problem with playing club level teams like WI.

 

They make accurate trundlers look effective. And come big matches against big teams, these trundlers get smashed. 

 

And this has been going on for ages but our cricket fraternity never learn. 

[express bowling]

3 hours ago, tapandrun said:

 

Deepak and Bhuvi both can bat and are slightly quicker 

 

Bhuvj can bat only in tests and not in LOIs.

 

3 hours ago, tapandrun said:

So if Bhumrah does not make it to the WCs, then Siraj, Thakur, Mukesh, Unadkat/Shami is this Inds fast bowling line-up.

 

The poorest Indian pace attack I have seen since 1997, when Srinath got injured. 

[Frustrated]

33 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

 

This is the problem with playing club level teams like WI.

 

They make accurate trundlers look effective. And come big matches against big teams, these trundlers get smashed. 

 

And this has been going on for ages but our cricket fraternity never learn. 

Exactly.   In Asia Cup 2022, our game vs SL was a virtual KO.  Both bhuvi & arshdeep were wicketless and got smashed.  The match was lost in first 4 overs when SL made 42/0.   Our TM did not learn anything from it and continued their ROMANCE with trundlers.  Subsequently, in WT20 SF vs Eng, we all know what transpired. Not just a defeat but an absolute annihilation.  Eng were 55/0 in first 4 overs. Same set of trundlers lost the match in first 4 overs...As u said, our TM is still sleeping and will probably never wake up till bcci keeps earning crores in IPeeL.   

[Lone Wolf]

Mukesh after this performance will find himself in every squad possible...  Even in WC reserves. 

He will be next Harshal in T20s too. 

[singhvivek141]

5 hours ago, tapandrun said:

Can not find the logic with Mukesh's selection, is he an upgrade on Deepak and Bhuvi (not saying Bhuvi should be in the team).

Deepak and Bhuvi both can bat and are slightly quicker and have more skills than him so why Mukesh?

 

So if Bhumrah does not make it to the WCs, then Siraj, Thakur, Mukesh, Unadkat/Shami is this Inds fast bowling line-up.

They must be asking for rubbish pitches  else if  a little bit good pitch then this bowling wont be able to stop a team below 335.

 

Right now looks like with the kind of confidence Ind batting like up has, 270+ is a big total for them against any half decent bowling attack.

 

 

 

I remember a dialogue from the recent golmal movie which translates to "if it's a God's wish, then stop looking for logic and start believing in magic".

I think our selectors are Rohit Shetty fan and have literally taken this dialogue by heart.

They stopped looking for any logic, just select some random trundler and hope for magic.

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by singhvivek141

[wazza]

20 hours ago, tapandrun said:

Can not find the logic with Mukesh's selection, is he an upgrade on Deepak and Bhuvi (not saying Bhuvi should be in the team).

Deepak and Bhuvi both can bat and are slightly quicker and have more skills than him so why Mukesh?

 

So if Bhumrah does not make it to the WCs, then Siraj, Thakur, Mukesh, Unadkat/Shami is this Inds fast bowling line-up.

They must be asking for rubbish pitches  else if  a little bit good pitch then this bowling wont be able to stop a team below 335.

 

Right now looks like with the kind of confidence Ind batting like up has, 270+ is a big total for them against any half decent bowling attack.

 

 

 

Just putting it out there. When we won 2007 t20 WV

We had rp Singh and Nehru bowling 138-145 consistently. Real fast. 

 

And in 2011 we had sree who bowled 137-145, even zaheer was somewhat quick. 135-140

 

No one trundled. Even munaf when he started was rapid. 

[tapandrun]

19 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

Bhuvj can bat only in tests and not in LOIs.

 

 

The poorest Indian pace attack I have seen since 1997, when Srinath got injured. 

Not making a case for Bhuvj/Deepak jst do not see Mukesh as an upgrade.

 

For intnl replacement there should either be a clear upgrade or potential longterm prospect.

 

Yes clearly poorest pace attack in v.long time and Ind fast bowling attack has not been top class baring last few years, so this attack looks amongst the worse in intnl cricket.